† mellyn.

Forms: 1600s mellie, 1600s melly.

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: mell n.²

Etymology: Variant of mell n.², perhaps after Middle French miellée hydromel (1578), or after nouns in -y suffix⁵, or perhaps punningly after mellifluous adj. (see context in quot. 1614).

Obsolete. rare.

Honey.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > additive > sweetener > honey > [noun]

honeyeOE

mella1398

rhodomela1398

melly1614

1614 J. Davies in W. Browne Shepheards Pipe sig. G3^v For, fro thy Makings milke, and mellie [1620 melly] flowes To feed the Songster-swaines with Arts soot-meats.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	melly
释义	† mellyn. Forms: 1600s mellie, 1600s melly. Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item; perhaps modelled on a French lexical item. Etymon: mell n.² Etymology: Variant of mell n.², perhaps after Middle French miellée hydromel (1578), or after nouns in -y suffix⁵, or perhaps punningly after mellifluous adj. (see context in quot. 1614). Obsolete. rare. Honey. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > additive > sweetener > honey > [noun] honeyeOE mella1398 rhodomela1398 melly1614 1614 J. Davies in W. Browne Shepheards Pipe sig. G3^v For, fro thy Makings milke, and mellie [1620 melly] flowes To feed the Songster-swaines with Arts soot-meats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1614
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